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1 Cheri Macaulay in Calgary, chose a Little Free Library as of her to make Calgary even better! And, it took off in a big way! Two years ago, my perfectionist husband gifted me one for my birthday, and my daughter painted it right away! And, then I waited... :-) It was finally installed today! I am beyond excited. Our first book was taken within minutes, by these wonderful neighbour kids up the street in exchange for Nancy Close Kananaskis Drive SW Calgary AB two of their lovely novels. Carolyn Fisher Avenue NW Calgary AB This Little free library is located at the Capitol Hill Park. Built at a workshop hosted by Councillor Druh Farrell, this little free library was designed and painted by community resident and illustrator Carolyn Fisher. It is a small addition to the revitalization of this inner city park and is maintained by the Capitol Hill Community Association. Joe Starkman Sterling Spring Cres Calgary AB We assisted one of the local city Councillors in constructing 30 LFL for Calgary communities. This is one of them. Kathi Harrison Strathdale Close SW Calgary AB From the yearly book fair, to frequent trips to the local library we have always been aware of Kathi's love of reading. For her most recent birthday we bought her this little library so that she could share her love of books, learning, and adventure with others in our neighborhood. We love you more than you love books Mom. DEAN CARTER Silver Mead Cr. NW Calgary AB Carson Carter, Master Builder We love our neighbourhood and we love books! So much fun! Alison Laberge Windermere Road SW Calgary AB This Little Free Library was given to me as a birthday gift from my husband. K. Poniecki Chippendale Drive NW Calgary AB Karen Anderson Gloucester Cres. S.W. Calgary AB Pamela Nic Gil Ean Avenue North-East Calgary AB Angela Wiseman , Range Road 281 SW W4M Calgary AB Arlene Carol Magee Susan Samson #338 Marina Bay Place Sylvan Lake AB Maureen Fiebich Avenue 49 Street Barrhead AB David Powell rd Street SW Calgary AB Ron Stevens QC Marley Hamlett Caravelle Ct. Anchorage AK We decided to build a Little Free Library as a way to connect with our community of Glamorgan! We have a range of books for readers from 0 to 99 years of age. Drop by, take a book, leave a book. Have fun! This Little Free Library was a present to Anne and Rachel during Christmas They painted it in faux art style to complement the century-old neighbourhood where it is located. Almost immediately, it became a local feature with many nearby residents borrowing and donating books, A friend of mine in Calgary built a little free library and I decided to start one in our area - even though we are in a rural location. We are pretty close to Chestermere, Alberta and I am hoping I can generate enough interest in that community to keep our LFL vital. I have flyers and so on to distribute - maybe we can even get into the Rocky View County newspaper - LOL. This little library is special because my father built it for me. It's a wonderful thing to share books and reading. My mother taught me the love of a good story and this wee lighthouse on the prairie is dedicated to her memory. The first "Little Free Library" in Barrhead located at the Rotary Splash Park. A great way to promote literacy in our community by Communities for Children. The focus is on children's books so if you have books in good condition to donate or wish to read one please visit this free library near you! Communities For Children plans to expand the Little Free Libraries to other areas. A great way to share books! Thanks to Herb Kopp for doing a great job on building this one. Come join the Communities For Children coalition and be part of great things in our community. Reading is a gift, books are a treasure! We just want to share this treasure with our community! Marley is an avid reader and this library was made from reclaimed materials for her 9th birthday present. She loves to check the library and share her favorites.

2 This Little Free Library celebrates John's birthday. He loves to read and looks forward to sharing books with everyone in the neighborhood. He also loves dogs, and neighbor dogs will find treats in the Library too. The Library will be seasonal, coming indoors after the first snowfall until the next spring, since it is situated next to the street John DeCherney Pioneer Ave Juneau AK and might get plowed in. John DeCherney Pioneer Ave. Juneau AK vedra Bechtol E. 20th anchorage AK Joey Jeff Wolf Wilma Avenue P.O. Box 3595 Seward AK Readers everywhere Craig Holmes Ursa Cir. Anchorage AK ingrid everson Hiland Road Eagle River AK Eileen Demain Allergy Asthma & Immunology Center of Alaska 3841 Piper Street, Suite T4-054 Anchorage AK vedra Bechtol E. 20th Anchorage AK scott jordan airport heights drive anchorage AK margi clifford Betsy Estopinal 6030 Little Green Store Parking Lot 820 Monte Sano Blvd Huntsville AL Honor of Noel Estopinal Sarah Malone Barnes Rd. Theodore AL Mike Self Clinton Ave., E. Huntsville AL Sharman Egan Montauk Avenue Mobile AL Greene Co. Community Fund - GCCF W. Kingshighway P.O. Box 252 Paragould AR Given to Providence Classical School Eugene Walter, Mobile's Renaissance Man My amazing husband and his friend made this beautiful library for nothers day. I have 6 children and have always loved reading to them. My son Joey passed in 2011 and this is in memory of our many nights ready dinosaurs books 4121 Ursa Circle ~~~ I enjoy reading science fiction books, an interest that captivated me when I was young. A good book is a great adventure and can be revisited many times. My Library is a miniature version of the playhouse I built for my children many years ago. Hiland Road is somewhat isolated in Alaska, so we wanted to make books available to others who might not be able to always get to town. Also, we know there are young children living in this area, and we hope they will find some books they will enjoy reading. We bought this "Tree" Bookcase at an auction benefiting a wonderful local K-8th grade school. We knew that we wanted to make a lending library for our patients but were not sure how to begin. We did a Google search and discovered the Little Free Library. It was a perfect fit! We launched our little library, and are proud to be a part of the Little Free Library world family. My amazing husband gave this to me for mothers day. Have been wanting one for years!! My Little Free Library was built entirely from recycled, scavenged materials from construction jobs and home improvement projects. I built it so that folks traveling our neighborhood, and most certainly my immediate neighbors, could all have the opportunity to browse and trade books, or possibly to find that one book they've been meaning to read or just to pass along as a gift. This Little Free Library was built for my partner in life, Margi. She can be the most gregarious person and she firmly believes that true community is realized through interaction with other humans beings. This is just one of the many reasons I love my Margi. I, on the other hand, am known as somewhat of a curmudgeon â you just have to be brave! For the Monte Sano Mountain Community to enjoy childrens and adult books! And to discuss the books at every opportunity. This library was created through the kindness of others and will hopefully serve to make an impact in the lives of the children and adults throughout the neighborhood. Providance Classical is a new school to our neighborhood, but are in a school built in 1938 and on the National Historic Register. Are great stewards of the building, great neighbors and this LFL is a gift to them for being such great stewards of the building and for promoting the love of reading and books! Our Little Free Library is collaborative effort between Swirlz of Paragould and the Greene County Community Fund. Our library is unique because it's indoors at Swirlz of Paragould. Residents can visit Swirlz and enjoy yogurt while utilizing the Little Free Library. The library has a wide variety of books available to residents of all ages. It is our goal to promote positive, community involvement to the residents of our community. We invite you to visit our library and get involved!

3 Carol Ruscin Willow Oak Court Little Rock AR all neighbors who love to read Nedra Forrest N Walnut Ave Fayetteville AR Bernice Payne Sarah Lueke West Adams Street Fayetteville AR PIF PIF Paragould Reynolds Park by playground area 3307 Reynolds Park Road Paragould AR PIF PIF Paragould Pecan Grove 612 Canal St. Paragould AR Over a year ago as I was reading the local paper in Denver, CO there was an article able to little free library and how it builds community. As I walked the Park Hill neighborhood in Denver I noticed these little houses began to pop up. I moved in May 2013 back to Little Rock, AR and i committed myself to having one of these in my new neighborhood to support the spirit of community and foster reading, even though I am not the bookworm I would like to be I love to share and be community focused. This library is dedicated to my mother-in-law Bernice who always loved to read. We learned about this library project several years back but it took us quite a while to get it together. It is awesome to see how much it has been used already! My Dad built our library. Local artist Maryevelyn Jones painted it to match our house, complete with cats looking out the windows. N Wasson Pleasant Place Rogers AR The Pleasant Library Laura Egan-Burt Station St Menangle Australia, New South Wales Granny Meg We live in a tiny village and just love the idea of a little free library. Rebecca Mahoney Charles St Baulkham Hills Sydney All teachers and parents, including my own, who open up the world to children by teaching and encouraging Australia, New South Wales reading! Our Little Free Library attracts readers of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. People tell us they plan their walks to pass by and return or borrow a book. We especially like visits from the person who always tidies the books - you are very welcome, whoever you are! It unfailingly engenders a positive response from people. Andre Stuyt Gibson Street, Bowden Australia, South Australia Gibson Street Book Exchange / gɪbsən strit bʊk ɪkstʃendʒ / n. 1. a converted receptacle, located in Bowden, South Australia, stocked with pre-loved books donated and shared by the local community. 2. A waypoint along Gibson Street where bibliophiles meet to share and discuss the love and loath of recycled texts: meet you at the Gibson Street Book Exchange. 3. a unique site on a social network platform that allows subscribers to post finds, upload donations and critique publications see: facebook.com/gibson.st.book.exchange. 4. An ever changing assemblage of pre-read words to be shared between consumers of eclectic fiction and non-fiction. 5. A suburban storehouse of memories and acquired knowledge 6. A serendipitous find that causes finders to ponder where did this come from? 7. A literature repository, rumoured to have been pinched from a undisclosed beverage conglomerate and repurposed for community benefit. Delicious and refreshing. Jennifer Andrews Dolphin Sands Road Swansea Australia, Tasmania We live on a 9 mile beach on the East coast of the island state of Tasmania. Our public library is in a small town 15mins drive away and only open 2 days a week. We have many holiday visitors to their shacks or from mainland Australia and overseas. Already our Little Free Library is being used on a very regular basis. We try and keep it stocked with good books for adults and children, most of which come from our own bookshelves to make way for more! Sarah Yeomans Kendall Street Preston Australia, Victoria Katrina Hailes Melaleuca Road Mt Martha Australia, Victoria Victoria Heywood Pearl Street Northcote Australia, Victoria Stewart Heywood I'm an author and an avid reader, and love the idea of sharing books with my neighbours. It's like having a secret Santa, dropping off new reading material to me every day or so!

4 The Mini Free Library is in the House! The Mini Free Library at the Maryborough Community House was officially launched during Families Week on the 20th May 2014 at the Maryborough Community House. The launch had an Alice in Wonderland theme, with a storyteller, activities for children and, of course, a mad-hatters tea party for afternoon tea! The 2014 theme for Families Week is 'Stronger Families, Stronger Communities' and aims to highlight the important role families play as the central building block of our communities. This is the perfect theme for launching a great community asset such as the Mini Free Library, as books and literacy also play an important role in enhancing family and community life. Maryborough s Mini Free Library takes an unique and creative form as it was designed by some children who attend the Community House. Their design was then brought to life with the skillful and talented assistance of Art Central and members of the community. The Mini Free Library will be installed outside the Community House, so that everybody who wants to use it can! Inside the library there will be books for little ones and books for grown-ups, as well as magazines. People are asked to return the books after they have borrowed them, so that everyone gets the chance to choose something they like. The very first books to fill the shelves will be chosen by local families in the area. Children s Literacy Facilitator, Lisa D Onofrio said Evidence shows that easy physical access to appropriate reading materials has a positive impact on children s verbal abilities. The Mini Library is part of the Literacy Strategy which involves placing book boxes throughout the Shire. The book boxes were made by the Men s Shed, and decorated by members of the supported playgroups, as well as other community groups, in conjunction with Art Central. They not only provide access to books for kids and grownups, but give out the message that this community believes that books and reading are important. Community groups are soon to be taking over the monitoring of the boxes, so that they become self-sustainable in the future. The boxes and Mini Library give a clear message that the shire supports literacy, as well offering a practical way to encourage children and families to engage with books and reading. Lisa D Onofrio said. You will find Mini Free Libraries all over the world, however Maryborough s is the first in Central Victoria, and one of the few in Australia that are not in front of a private house. And of course, our one is definitely unique! Lisa D Onofrio Children s Literacy Ruth Bumpstead Primrose St Maryborough, Vic 3465 Maryborough Australia, Victoria Facilitator Carolyn Shelley Joseph St. Prescott AZ Aaron, Camille, and Lucian Moreno N. Orlando Ave. Tucson AZ Araceli Moreno w 12th place Tempe AZ Helen Curtis Intersection of Cielo Azul and Calle de La Azucena Tucson AZ Dr. George A. Dawson Lezleebecker Becker w. Hearn Rd. Peoria AZ Donnajo Troup North West corner of 3rd Street and Richey Sarah Warren at the Miramonte Pocket Park Tucson AZ This library was erected in honor of our moving into the neighborhood. It is our hope that by having a lending library we might come closer with our neighbors and contribute to our immediate community. Our library was built to honor our father and grandfather, Dr. George A. Dawson, who recently passed away. He always told us we should read more, to help us be calmer individuals and to learn more. We built this to honor and remember him. Our Little Free Library is placed in memorial for Donnajo Troup, the librarian assistant of Sundance Elementary School for many years. Mrs. Troup loved children, books, and life. We miss her deeply, but know she will live on in the hearts of all who share the joy of books through our Little Free Library.

5 Mike Anglin E 3rd St Tucson AZ Carol Bomke James Street Vancouver BC Kim Lockhart Spring Avenue Coquitlam BC Kyla Henry A 30th Avenue Vernon BC Natasha Milliken Heape Ave Vernon BC Shelby Entner nd Avenue Vernon BC Evan Schwab B Avenue Surrey BC Theresa Marion Pacific Street Vancouver BC Hazel Postma El Camino Drive Coquitlam BC Manon Billiet Hertsvelde West 11 Sint-Andries Belgium Johan Redant Dijkstraat 105 Dessel Belgium, Antwerp Nadzirah Salehen Tutong Sixth Form Centre, Kampong Perpindahan Bukit Beruang, Tutong Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam, Tutong Doug & Jean Chadwick LAPD Newton Station 3400 South Central Ave. Los Angeles CA Kristin Ericsson Pack Saddle Court Bakersfield CA Miramonte Neighborhood Association Alice Carter Lassen Avenue Mountain View Ca Monta Loma Book Lovers Placed in our centrally-located small community park, the Miramonte LFL is painted in our neighborhood's official livery and is proving to quite a busy place! Many in our neighborhood have participated in the purchase, decoration installation and maintenance of our LFL - it is truly a source of pride for us! Many thanks to resident Sarah Warren for bringing this idea to the MNA Board. This Little Free Library found its home in Triumph Coffee and houses all kinds of books! From novels to children's stories to cookbooks and non-fiction, this not-so-little Little Free Library was designed to bring our community together! A birthday gift for an avid reader who is eager to share with her family, friends, and neighbours! We first saw a LFL on a camping trip and heard about it in a magazine. Our family loves to read and we all love having a good book to curl up with on the couch. We live on a busy street and have a lot of people walking by our historic (and in the middle of a reno) home so we hope people stop to have a look at a book and chat with us :) We live near a school and so many kids pass by each day I thought I would add a bit of whimsy to their commute. Coming soon. This Little Free Library will be located in front of Pacific Heights Housing Co-op (PHHC) on Pacific Street in Vancouver. Go to phhc.ca/lfl for updates on our grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony, mid to late August Funded in part by a Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grant program administered through Gordon Neighbourhood House, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Foundation. It is a three-level structure, with the bottom level reserved for kids books. Designed and built by PHHC member Ted Cole, a theatre actor who is a carpenter in his spare time. I came up with the idea of a Little Free Library in our street because I know many people here (especialy women) like to read. We recommend and lend books to each other. I also love the idea of sharing things with each other. My husband made the library all by himself. He painted it yellow and green, the Brazilian Fifa World Cup colours :- ). A lot of people from other streets pass by here while jogging or walking with their dog, we intend to reach them too. In our street in Dessel Belgium two families had the same idea without knowing each other. In about a few weeks time we placed two Little Free Library's in our neighbourhoud and we became friends. Now the exiting news about the two library's is spreading slowly in town and other people get interested and that's amazing because their are not many Little Free Library's in Belgium. It is Brunei's first registered little free library and it is managed independly by 6 students from the said school. Most of the books are donated by the members and there are ofcourse some are from the PTET citizens. We hope that this littke free library will help our peers and friends with their General Knowledge or English Subject This is number 6 of 21 of Little Free Libraries and seating areas we are putting in LAPD stations. It's still a work in progress. Painting, decorating and landscaping is my summer project. Meantime, come and browse this curated collection of gently-used books! The selection will constantly be changing. Look for board games and puzzles, too! Look for the bench to be installed soon!

6 The Woodland Little Free Library project is sponsored by the Woodland Public Library. The library is committed to getting books into the community and especially into the hands of children. Please join us in celebrating Woodland Public Library Beamer Park 810 Hollister RD Woodland CA reading through these "Little Free Libraries" Woodland Public Library Ferns Park 750 W. Southwood DR Woodland CA The Woodland Little Free Library project is sponsored by the Woodland Public Library. The library is committed to getting books into the community and especially into the hands of children. Please join us in celebrating reading through these "Little Free Libraries" Michael Stack Duboce Ave. San Francisco CA Angelica Gonzalez nd st Watsonville CA Nina Herman E. Orangeburg Ave. Modesto CA Everett Family El Norte Hills Place Escondido CA Jason Alderman Palm Drive (corner of house by driveway) Piedmont CA (LFL is next to driveway on Lambeth Bob Witzgall Shelfield Drive Way) Carmichael CA Melissa Wilford River Hawk Lane Bakersfield CA All the children in the neighborhood Melissa Campos Ingledale a Terrace Los Angeles Ca Melinda Campos THE FHS STACKS Assemblyman - 68th District East Seventeenth Street #150 Tustin CA The Foothill High School Stacks The FHS STACKS 12,033 South Coast Performing Arts Studio 1218 Irvine Blvd Tustin CA The FHS STACKS peggy boggeln pierino dr san diego CA Tom Polakiewicz Biona Drive San Diego CA Erin Allen Dufour St. Santa Cruz CA The Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop designed and built this free workshop to support literacy and sharing in the 2nd street community. Sharing the love of reading with our community. Our Little Free Library is the 3rd one in the Escondido, CA area. Our family bought the ready-made Essential and had fun decorating it in a California Craftsman Style. We just installed it yesterday and we already have had some usage! I'm a stay at home mommy with two little girls. I have always had a love for reading and now my girls do too! We want to share this love with our community. Literacy is so important and if we can help plant that seed in at least one child I know we are doing our job with humanity! The LFL is in memory of my twin sister, Melinda, who we lost to clear-cell carcinoma last summer. My dad, a former Math professor, instilled such a love of reading in us that we were going through Alexandre Dumas novels (The 3 Musketeers & The Count of Monte Cristo) and Edgar Rice Burroughs pulps (Tarzan of the Apes & John Carter of Mars) before we were 10 years old. (Dickens, however, was a dismal failure with us.) instead of donating the books to the local library or Goodwill, we thought she might appreciate the idea of having her own library on our front yard. (Melinda was a cataloguer at the downtown Law Library before she retired in November 2012.) The theme of the library is based on her love of Asian art and culture. She even ran an Internet bazaar for a few years that sold things like fortune teller fish, snuff bottles and finger traps. The LFL is called Mr. ping's Book Emporium after an online character from the store who specialized in arcane topics such as the purpose of "scholar rocks" or the farming of bamboo rats in Congjiang. We think it would have amused and pleased her to have such a library. The Stacks is not your "run of the mill" high school club. The Stacks is a club created by Foothill High School students, Claire and Grace Norman, to promote the love of reading through the placement of Little Free Libraries in throughout Tustin. After opening the first Little Free Library in Tustin, we were inspired to place more throughout our community in Orange County California. The Stacks is not your "run of the mill" high school club. The Stacks is a club created by Foothill High School students, Claire and Grace Norman, to promote the love of reading through the placement of Little Free Libraries in throughout Tustin. After opening the first Little Free Library in Tustin, we were inspired to place more throughout our community in Orange County California. it was made by my father, husband, and son for me for mother's day we have named it bogie's books after my son. the first books that went in it were about 20 children's books that my son donated.

7 This is #9 of our Libraries we are working to put into every LAPD station lobby and hopefully the community centers as well. This was installed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Van Nuys, CA and has a Doug & Jean Chadwick LAPD Van Nuys Station 6240 Sylmar Ave Van Nuys CA replica of the Los Angeles City Hall on top. jinny robertson Yankee Point Drive Carmel Highlands CA No story yet. Our Grand Opening is tomorrow, Sat. June 13, 1:00 p,m, Roger Ruaboro Armour Court Fremont CA I liked the concept of the LFL and was thrilled to put one up on my front yard for our wonderful neighborhood families and children to share. It is located in a cul-desac, but we are hoping that the word about the LFL spreads to others to stop by and check it out. This is the first (registered) LFL in Fremont, but hopefully the first of many. Don Taylor San Marcos Ave San Diego CA We had noticed Little Free Libraries around and had helped ourselves once, and then the Rotarian (a magazine for members of Rotary International) had a substantial article on history of the Little Free Library. My challenge was to build an acccessable box which would withstand a heavy rain... so far, so good! So far, without being officially "on the map", we have found a great balance bewteen arrival and departure books. Just loved the idea and had to do it! Our theme is dragonflies..for our six Ernestina Shay Pomona Way Livermore CA in honor of the Fab Six Grands grandchildren. L'Chaim! Fly high, sweet ones. Jenn Douglas Arthur Road Watsonville CA Hollie & Carol Hill Richard Albistegui-DuBois Beaumont Dr. (Bus stop at corner of Beaumont & Eucalyptus) Vista CA Keith Kesler 9515 Cerritos Park 3690 San Fernando Rd Glendale CA Keith Kesler 9555 Montrose Park - Near the Playground 3529 Clifton Pl Glendale CA Our house is right across the street from the local elementary school. When we bought the house, the bus stop on the corner (on our property) was dilapidated, overgrown, with a disintegrating bench. We've been working on improving it, and one of the items on our list from the beginning was the addition of a Little Free Library. My wife and I are big readers, and we feel strongly about encouraging reading in children, so having this available for kids and parents taking the bus to and from the school seemed like a perfect opportunity. Thus, we have both adult and children's literature, in English and Spanish. My wife and I both read a lot of science fiction and fantasy, so that has a large representation in the initial stock. The library is constructed from a self-made plan using recycled plywood, furring boards, and molding. The front window is acrylic. My kids painted the sign on top. The Cerritos Park Little Free Library is sponsored by the Glendale Library Arts & Culture department. The Friends of the Glendale Library supply books to restock the Little Free Library on a weekly basis The Montrose Community Park Little Free Library is sponsored by the Glendale Library Arts & Culture department. The Friends of the Glendale Library supply books to restock the Little Free Library on a weekly basis.

8 Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0888 was moved to a new location in Visalia California. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted and features a barn with lots of barnyard animals and farm-fresh fruits and veggies, all grown in the area. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for many more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part Shelly Slaven N. Shady St. Visalia CA of this literacy movement. Jayce Herman N. Maple Avenue #101 Fresno CA Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0647 was given to the Carden School of Fresno for their students and the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-finished and was made from a cranberry crate. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for many more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part of this literacy movement.

9 Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0736 was installed at Lennar s Cedar Grove V community in Tulare California for the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted with a pastoral scene reminiscent of the Tuscan countryside and is available to all neighborhood children and adults. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for even more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part Shelly Slaven Seaside Circle Tulare CA of this literacy movement. Shelly Slaven Tamarack Ave. Sanger CA Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #1320 was installed at Lennar s Stonehaven community in Sanger California for the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teenadult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted with clapboard siding that reminds one of early homes build in the area during the 1920 s through the 1940 s. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for even more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part of this literacy movement. Betty Hedegard Central Avenue (at Central Park) Salinas CA I began this project with the Friends of the Little Library who had money donated to them from a project called The Big Idea from the Monterey County Weekly. Soon we were joined by four young business people from the Leadership Salinas Class XXXII. Our goal is put Little Libraries in parks in Salinas and I am the steward for the one here in Central Park in Salinas! Today we had our Grand Opening with community members, o ur councilman's representative, children, library and parks people I am the steward of the McKinnon Park Little Library. The Friends of the Salinas Public Library worked with me and the Leadership Salinas Valley Class XXXII of the Chamber of Commerce to help get this Little Library open/ We had a Grand Opening yesterday, one of three opened in parks in Salinas Jane Orzel McKinnon Street (McKinnon Park) Salinas CA yesterday.

10 Yikes, appears that an elf has taken up residency in our library! Sounds like I gotta' find a copy of Elf On The Shelf. Roughly 75 books have gone out, 35-ish returned, and 14-ish donated by neighbors over the past Bruce Anderson Meadow Court Livermore CA Mom & Dad ten months. Laura Caster Pine Needles Lane Idyllwild CA My desire to open a Little Free Library started when I first learned about it from an article I read online. The more I thought about it, the more I knew that I needed to do it. Although it took some time to go from dream to reality, I am thrilled that I have been successful in making it happen. A grant from Colorado State University - Global Campus paid for the library itself and our friend and fellow PCPOA board member, Richard Schwartz, installed it. The Pine Cove Property Owners Association is a supporter of this effort and plans to install more in our small town. Charles Hargrove Victoria Street El Cerrito CA An unexpected and very welcome birthday present. Jarrod Fischer rd Ave Sacramento CA My daughters and I are proud to have made this library together. They painted it and put some flowers in front if it (with more planting to come, I'm sure!). Our library was an old abandoned Village Voice newspaper box in front of our favorite local cafe. It had basically just become a trash receptacle...so we asked if we could take it and make something useful from it, and--voila!--a Little Free Library was born. We live in a vibrant, urban, diverse neighborhood, and we have lots of foot traffic and lots of kids. Within two hours of putting up the library, we had at least 8 kids come by and borrow or swap books. We also have "books for grown-ups," so everyone will hopefully find something to enjoy! (My wife and I love to read and we tend to accumulate books, whether we mean to or not!). We hope this Little Free Library will be a benefit to our neighborhood and help encourage a lifelong love of reading. We look forward to seeing you! Kyra DeBiaso Vista Drive Soquel CA My dad, David Jorgensen, built the Little Free Library for me at my request - what a sweet, indulgent dad! He built it almost exclusively from found and recycled materials. My husband, Frank, sank the post and the two of them mounted it together on Mother's Day, My two sons help me find books and help keep it stocked. Chloe M th Avenue Oakland CA Lillie Weatherington Winbourne Alex Clemens Lina Alameda CA Casey Rose and Benjy We saw a Little Free Library in our neighborhood, and were charmed. As lovers of reading and owners of many books - including many duplicate books for babies and children - we wanted to share our bounty with our friends and neighbors. The Little Free Library is the perfect vehicle to make this happen. Orange County Great Park- Farm + Food OCGP Farm+Food Lab Lab 6990 Marine Way Irvine CA Barry Evans Redwood Curtain Theatre (Snug Alley) 212 1st Street Eureka CA Ms. Sullivan Granada Ave. San Diego CA Pamela Marie Jungerberg Ribera Road Carmel CA Ms. Christine's Third Grade Class Building a little free library was our end-ofthe year project in third grade. My 22 students measured, sanded and stained this box. As a class we decided to fill the library with books for children ages We even published our own book of poems and placed it in the Library. Kudos to the children of High Tech Elementary- your library is beautiful and ready to be used by lots of young readers in North Park. Don't forget to take a book and leave a book! I am so proud that you have helped to spread the joy of reading in San Diego. Ever since I stopped working in a public library, I've missed sharing my love of books and reading. So my sweet husband, Steven, surprised me with this LFL. Such a wonderful gift! I love it. Our neighbors love it. And people who pass by on their way home from the beach love it!

11 My husband, Moses Lujan, built this special Little Library for the children of Toro Street and the surrounding streets. I am a local school board member and I know our children need materials to practice their reading, especially in the summer. This Little Library is a project that brings the community together, as well as providing reading Adella Lujan EL Gabilan Park on Toro Street Salinas CA materials for the children! Janet Shaw Margaret Ct & Wimbledon 5917 Margaret Ct Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Theresa Perales Joliet Place Oxnard CA Jodi Bay Badajoz Place Carlsbad CA Katia Ma n mar vista ave Pasadena CA Mary Kern S Higuera Street San Luis Obispo CA th year class Ione Lollar Mannel Avenue Shafter CA Winter Walker nd. Ave. Los Angeles CA Bernice Colman Crestmoore Pl Venice CA My Grandchildren Melissa Wilford river hawk lane Bakersfield CA Memory of Wendy Wayne Sarah Carrillo Florence Drive Lafayette CA Heidi Hansen Wellesly Ave. San Diego CA Suzanne and Bob Hansen Sarah Lundell Carnelian Circle El Dorado Hills CA Sophie Dick Manzanita Street Los Angeles CA Petra Mertens Brant st San Diego CA PALLS Douglas & Jean Chadwick LAPD North Hollywood Community Station Burbank Blvd North Hollywood CA Lee Miller Diana St. Placerville CA Robert and Jackie Vreeken jill crail firebird ave whittier CA Stephanie Speights Highland Ave Santa Monica CA Each year our 6th grade class leaves a gift for us remember them by. This year the students decided a little library was just the thing to represent them! We are delighted to have this offering to our community and to be a part of promoting books to everyone. As a part of the Wendy's Words Libraries, ours is the first in Shafter, CA. Built as an Eagle Scout project, painted by my daughter-in-law and stocked with books thanks to my daughter and son-in-law, Susan Reep and Bernadette Ferguson, students and parents enjoy the library as they walk to and from the elementary school just up the street. It has been interesting to see which books are chosen and which languish. I enjoy my steward's duty each day. While the library is stocked with children and adult books, it is the children's ones that go. We have had no headaches with the library. It is a pleasure. My grandson Brian and his daughter 3 yr old Renèe made this for me for my 80th birthday. It is dedicated in honor and memory of all my grandchildren. I am planning a neighborhood celebration July 5 with homemade lemonade. Literacy is one of the most important gifts we can give our kids! For our future and to learn about the past. The Wilford little library holds an eclectic array of books for adults and children. Together with my two girls, we hand pick new selections and always look with wonder at the generosity of our community at what goes into our little blue library. I designed and built this to earn my Girl Scout Silver Award. I unveiled it April 6th We think the Little Free Library is a wonderful idea especially as a community project. We made the whole thing ourselves and are proud to be part of the Little Free Library organisation. We are creating LFL's in every LAPD Station, Community Centers and then moving to Homeless Shelters and other areas where there is limited access to libraries and books. This is #10 of the 25 stations. My husband and Sister in law are readers. I saw an article online and thought the concept of having a free library on the block would be wonderful. It took a while to get it going but now it's up and going. I am very excited and hope the folks in the neighborhood will see it and use it. Happy dance Our Little Free Library resides on a parkway that was beautified by neighbors working together to create a meaningful and environmentally sustainable place for all to enjoy.

12 Built out of 100-year-old boards from a fence on our property, our library has one shelf for kid's books, and one for grown-up books. We also occasionally add small items for kids such as sidewalk chalk, bubbles, or stickers, and we're always happy to see these in use around the neighborhood. We recently added a chicken-wire magazine rack (in keeping with the...rustic style of the cabinet), and a metal wire basket below to hold lemons, plums, or whatever ripe fruit or vegetables we have on hand from our trees or our neighbors'. We've met a lot of people in our neighborhood as they stop by to check out the LFL, and we've been very excited to find a lot of books and magazines coming Julia Parnell th Street Livermore CA and going already. Nicole Popel Romero Court Walnut CA I wanted to have the first Little Free Library in Walnut, California. Using several differently sized books as a guide, my husband, Mark, designed, built, and installed the library during the Fourth of July weekend (2014). Within the first day it opened, people have been peeking inside and taking out books. Our library matches the style and paint of our home, and is under a shady tree beside the sidewalk. We welcome everyone everywhere to share the joy of reading. Christopher Strika Prospect Park Dr. Rancho Cordova CA Our Free Little Library story begins with our mission: "To spark a passion for life long learning". We are the Sacramento Children's Museum and our goal is to inspire children and their parents to learn while having fun. The museum has many programs and several exhibits that are specifically designed to help develop early childhood literacy and the Little Free Library is a natural fit. Our Free Little Library's inclusion at the museum was at the request of the Alan & Michele Godlove, and significant quantity of books have been donated by Sharon Stone Smith and the Godlove's. The Free Little Library's availability is limited the museums operating hours, Tuesday- Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sundays 12:00-5:00 pm. We are excited to be a part of the Little Free Library family. I first heard about Little Free Library in 2010 and we decided to participate once we were both retired. As you can see we are now retired and have finally joined in the fun. My passion for reading began as a very young child as I learned to read at age three. Books have always been an important part of my life and I and wanted to share my love of books with others. We have people of all ages who walk in our neighborhood. We wanted to provide a place for them to sit and rest. We hope they take advantage and the opportunity to choose from our selection of books. Our Library opened on July 4, 2014 Debbie Shields Branch Avenue Simi Valley CA and we have had many visitors stop by to check it out. It has been fun visiting with and getting to know the people in our neighborhood. Kathy Marquez N. Dominion Ave. Pasadena CA Anne Heather After seeing a article about Little Free Libraries in the Los Angeles Times, I was enchanted by the idea, and started dragging an old bookshelf out to the front yard every morning during my summer break. When school began in the fall, this routine quickly lost its charm. My girls pooled their funds and bought me a library for my birthday. It has taken over a year to accomplish, but it has been installed at last! In it, you will find books for early childhood, older kids, and adults...the selection will be highly eclectic! Friends of Ivanhoe Herkimer Street Los Angeles CA 2 parents set up this library as well as a reading bench in the shade for the local elementary students, parents and nearby residents alike. Students and parents check out the offerings daily on their way to and from school. We typically have books for all ages from very young book lovers to adult readers. The graduating 5th grade class made bookmarks for the library and left some reading recommendations upon graduation. Patricia Galligan Calle Frescota La Jolla CA Our family thought neighbors and visitors at the beach would to read and share books. Carol Schweppe GLENVIEW Drive Hollister CA Arthur & Lee Reese

13 My mother taught me to read when I was 3 (to keep me out of mischief!) and took me to the local library every week until I was old enough to ride my bike there. I'd come home with armfuls of books. I was an English lit major in college, and then had an editorial career that spanned more than two decades. Many years, I got to read hundreds of children's books to find candidates to license for reading anthologies. (Lucky me!) So, suffice to say that I love, love, love books and wish to promote them. Also, if I kept every book I ever read, I'd need a mansion, so the LFL helps me have a smaller footprint Julie Cason Chaparral Road Carmel Valley CA Joan Cason, my mama on the planet. Carousel Ranch Rocking Horse Road Santa Clarita CA Dad Carousel Ranch is dedicated to providing equestrian therapy to disabled children. We strive to create and atmosphere where every child can and will succeed... a place where therapy is disguised as fun. We love to see kids (and adults!) with books in their hands, so we love Little Free Library! Librarians, Public Libraries, I heard this mentioned on NPR and more recently by a coworker. Took a look at this website and immediately decided I wanted to build one. Love books, my mom is a librarian and my daughter is learning about sharing. Live in an apartment, so the typical one on a mailbox post in the yard wasn't going to work, so I'm using the bike rack and a box on the back of a bicycle. Hope the community enjoys it. There are comics, board books, children books, adult books, young adult books, and Spanish, Chinese, and Korean books. GPS N 35 58'59'' in decimal N W '08'' in Andy Scott CHINO HILLS PKWY BIKE RACK BETWEEN BLDG 14 & 15 CHINO HILLS CA Traveling Libraries, and Readers Everywhere decimal W Dmitry Estrin E. Villa Street Pasadena CA Little Free Library thrives at Villa Gardens Take a book. Leave a book collections are showing up in coffee shops and public spaces all around the globe. And now, at the Villa Gardens retirement community in Pasadena. They are called Little Free Libraries. In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a former school teacher who loved reading. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it. He built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that said FREE BOOKS. Then along came Rick Brooks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who saw Bol s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. With the goal of matching Andrew Carnegie s support of 2,509 free public libraries around the turn of the 19th to 20th century, they undertook an ambitious plan and this being the 21st century gave it and registered the name: Little Free Libraries. By January of 2014, the total number of registered Little Free Libraries in the world was conservatively estimated to be nearly 15,000, with thousands more being built. In April 2014, Villa Gardens resident Pat Ganje was surfing the Web, happened upon the Little Free Libraries story and shared it immediately with executive director Dmitry Estrin who saw in this a way for Villa Gardens to share duplicates of books in their library. Luis SantaCruz from the Villa Gardens maintenance crew volunteered to design and build a library, maintenance coordinator Cindy Barajas and director of resident services Silvia Samuelson all joined Dmitry in getting the project off and running, and Pat Ganje agreed to manage it. The Villa Gardens Little Free Library (LFL) is now an official and registered member of this world-wide organization and its name and address show up on the Little Free Library website s world-wide map. It is placed in an easily accessible and visible site in front of Villa Gardens at 842 E. Villa Street and awaits any and all visitors to take a book, which need not be returned, and to contribute one of their own. Ema Mikolavich Elwood Avenue Oakland CA Adriene Hill Russell Ave Los Angeles CA Asa This Little Free Library spent 2 years at 4317 Russell Ave under the care of Asa's best friend Finn, and now Asa is taking care of it at 4316 Russell Ave.